Prof. HAN Ling
Personal Information
Academic Background
M.A. in Sociology and China Studies, National Tsinghua University
B.A. in Women’s Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Current Position
Introduction
Ling Han is an Assistant Professor in Gender Studies Programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a sociologist researching on the intersection of gender, digitalization of work, and organizational innovation. She obtained her PhD from the University of California, San Diego and was awarded a three-year postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) to research and manage the China Social Innovation Program. She received her BA in Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and MA in China Studies and Sociology from Tsinghua University. Prior to joining CUHK, she was a Research Fellow at the Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (ACSEP), helming the research thrust on social innovation & social entrepreneurship at the National University of Singapore Business School and also worked as a researcher for Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN). She leads research initiatives to compare the institutions, organizations, and actors that drive social innovation education and social entrepreneurship in Asia. She is part of the research team for the global comparative project on the Civic Life of Cities Lab-Singapore with Stanford University and INSEAD. She has extensive collaboration experiences with foundations, nonprofit organizations, corporate philanthropies, and impact investors in China and Southeast Asia. She serves as an academic advisor and a regular contributor for Stanford Social Innovation Review China (斯坦福社会创新评论). She is part of the East Asia Social Innovation Study Group and co-founded the Asia Academic Social Innovators Forum in 2021. She leads the research cluster on Gender and Digital Wellbeing.
Courses Taught
- GDRS2011 – Qualitative Research Methods in Gender Studies
- GDRS4005/4010 – Thesis
- GDRS3025 – Innovating the Future: Gender, Science, and Technology
- GDRS5030 – Advanced Topics in Gender Studies I
- GDRS5040 – Advanced Topics in Gender Studies II
- GDRS5087 – Feminist Methodology
- GDRS5920 – Gender and Media in the Digital Age
- Digital Health Innovations: Intersections of Design, Technology, and Gender
- Digital Innovations: Gender, Technology, and Well-Being
Research Interests
Gender and organizations, women under algorithm, innovation and entrepreneurship, technology and digital transformation, social enterprise and social innovation, nonprofit organizations and NGOs
Research Projects
- PI, “Digital Philanthropy for Gender Equality in China: Grassroots NGOs, Fundraising Practices, and Platform Governance.” Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council.
- PI, “Gendering Platform Work: Female Platform Food Couriers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.” Direct Grant for Research, CUHK.
- PI, “Preliminary Research on Grassroots Platform Workers in Hong Kong.” Research Matching Grant, University Grants Committee.
- PI, “The Gender Effect and the Pursuit of Social Impact Work in Asia.” CUHK Research Startup Fund.
Selected Publications
* corresponding author; ^ student supervisee
Han, Ling*. 2024. “Dependency as Situated Knowledge: A Reflexive Politics of Location on the Positionalities of Chinese Feminist Scholars.” American Behavioral Scientist 68(3):338–54. doi: 10.1177/00027642221134843.
Han, Ling*, Chengpang Lee, and Qi Song. 2023. “From Crowdfunding to Crowd Mobilization: The Impact of Digital Philanthropy on Grassroots Organizations and Local Politics in China.” The China Quarterly 1–19. doi: 10.1017/S0305741023001662.
Song, Qi, Chengpang Lee, and Ling Han*. 2023. “The Platformization of Digital Philanthropy in China: State, Tech Companies, and Philanthropy Engineering.” China Information 37(1):123–43. doi: 10.1177/0920203X221143940.
Han, Ling*, and Yue Liu^. 2023. “#metoo Activism without the #MeToo Hashtag: Online Debates over Entertainment Celebrities’ Sex Scandals in China.” Feminist Media Studies 0(0):1–18. doi: 10.1080/14680777.2023.2219857.
Pratono, Aluisius Hery, Ling Han, and Asri Maharani. 2023. “Global Supply Chain Resilience with the Flexible Partnership.” Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications (ahead-of-print). doi: 10.1108/MSCRA-05-2022-0014.
Yeo, Wayne, Ling Han, Winnie Jiang, and Nitin Natrajan. 2022. “Innovative Deviance in a Rule-Bound City-State.” Global Perspectives 3(1):36640. doi: 10.1525/gp.2022.36640.
Lee, Chengpang, and Ling Han. 2022. “Taiwanese Buddhism and Environmentalism: A Mixed Method Study.” Review of Religion and Chinese Society 9(1):44–69.
Han, Ling*. 2021. “Alternative Media and the Queer Feminist Community: The Lesbian Print Magazine in China.” Journal of Homosexuality (epub ahead of print)
Han, Ling*, Chengpang Lee, and Gracia Jieyi Lee. 2021. “Caught between State and Motherhood: The Public Image of Female Entrepreneurs in Singapore.” Asian Women 37(2):35–60.
Pratono, Aluisius Hery, and Ling Han. 2021. “From Family Business Orientation to Organisational Citizenship Behaviour: Prosocial Behaviour in Family Business Performance.” Journal of Family Business Management (epub ahead of print).
Pratono, Aluisius Hery, Delta Ardy Prima, Nur Flora Nita Tarulis Sinaga, Anggraeni Permatasari, Mintari Ariani, and Ling Han. 2020.“Crowdfunding in Digital Humanities: Some Evidence from Indonesian Social Enterprises.” Aslib Journal of Information Management 72(2): 287-303.
Han, Ling. 2020. “University Social Innovation: Social Impact Education in Top Global Universities. A White Paper.” ACSEP Technical Report Series. Singapore: ACSEP, NUS Business School (ISBN: 978-981-14-4251-3).
Lee, Chengpang, and Ling Han. 2021. “Becoming INGO: A Case Study on Taiwan’s Tzu-Chi in the United States.” VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 31(6):1201–11.
Han, Ling* and Chengpang Lee. 2019. “Nudity, feminists, and Chinese online censorship: A case study on the anti-domestic violence campaign on SinaWeibo.” China Information. 33(3): 257-273.
Lee, Chengpang and Ling Han. 2016. “Mother and Moral Activist: Two Models of Woman’s Social Engagement in Contemporary Taiwanese Buddhism.” Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emerging Religion 19(3):54-77.
Lee, Chengpang, and Ling Han. 2016. “Faith-Based Organization and Transnational Voluntarism in China: A Case Study of the Malaysia Airline MH370 Incident.” VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 27(5):2353–73. doi: 10.1007/s11266-014-9518-2.
Lee, Chengpang and Ling Han. 2015. “Recycling Bodhisattva: The Tzu-Chi Movement’s Response to Global Climate Change.” Social Compass 62(3):311-325.
Media
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2022 |
“钢木兰还是宝妈创业者？国家与家庭夹缝间的新加坡女企业家媒体公众形象” (Caught between State and Motherhood: The Public Image of Female Entrepreneurs in Singapore). Gender Studies. 社会性别研究 |
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2021 |
“當人工智能變得更像人，也會延續社會偏見：多元視角的重要性” (When AI become more like human, they may extend social bias: The importance of diversity). Taiwan Women e Press. 女科技人電子報 |
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2021 |
“當女科技人要為社會創業：踏足國際教育科技產業的反思” (When a Female Tech Entrepreneur wants to Start a Social Enterprise: Reflection from the Edu-Tech Field). Taiwan Women e Press. 女科技人電子報 |
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2021 |
Interview for “走入人间的比丘尼：台湾佛教中女性的社会参与.” 明報Mingpao. |
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2020 |
“用社会创新打破性别偏见” (Use Social Innovation to Break Down Gender Discrimination). 社会创新与女性之力系列文章 (Social Innovation and Women’s Power). 斯坦福社会创新评论Stanford Social Innovation Review China & 陆家嘴杂志. |
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2019 |
“摇篮还是阻碍？高校在社会创新中的角色很尴尬” (Cradle or Barrier? The Awkward Position of University in Social Innovation). 斯坦福社会创新评论Stanford Social Innovation Review China. |
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2019 |
“混合型组织的兴起：一种对于营利与非营利二分框架的挑战”(The Emergence of Hybrid Organizations: A Challenge Toward a Polarized Profit and Nonprofit Framework). 斯坦福社会创新评论Stanford Social Innovation Review China. |
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2019 |
“找一根钓竿:实现系统性变革点评” (Commentary on “Mastering Social Change”). 斯坦福社会创新评论Stanford Social Innovation Review China. Issue 7. |
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2018 |
“為什麼我們需要不同性別和出身的大學校長”(Why Do We Need University President from Different Gender and Background). 報導者The Reporter. |
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